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september, then

September 1, 2011

New comix arriveth, thus heralding the end of summer or, uh, something. New subnormality here, and new one over at cracked this week also.

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Just a reminder that many new prints are now on sale, and just a Huge Thanks Again to anyone who’s bought one so far– the support is mucheth appreciateth. Seriously, high fives all around. Also: i’ve noticed a surprising amount of people buying the last stand print; does anyone have a photo of theirs? I’d love to see what it looks like out there in the Real World.

It took a Leland Orser mention to compel me to leave a comment for VirusComix, something I’ve read for years without the slightest desire to comment at all. She should not be alone in that line, I’ll tell you that. Orser is one of the screen’s few masters of intense anxiety (along with Jennifer Carpenter and Brad Dourif) that are somehow so scary that they’re endearingly accessible. Maybe that nullifies their talent for being frightening then?

Oh well, thanks for creating such top-notch art and writing on as consistent a basis as you have, Winston. It’s always a treat!

eh, Didn’t care much for Enterprise, and the Capenter Street episode was ridiculous.

This is a good comic though, with a good lesson as always. Reminds me of why I hate alien movies. It frustrates me that they always have to be about aliens invading Earth and killing everyone. Then I realize, of course that’s what we expect them to do. That’s what we’d do.

Yes, “Carpenter Street” was ridiculous, hence my ridicule. One could even use it to objectively determine that one should not care much for Enterprise, at any level.

But you are correct in returning the comments to how great the comic is, and pinpointing why. Multiverse’s Hottest Dork is the pivot and the epitome of this one. Our unexamined presumptions of others can only starve and destroy ourselves first.

Politics are the best example of what you’re saying here. That’s why some people in power are paranoid about coups and bizarre conspiracy theories. They fear the press, they fear the corporations, they fear free elections, and in the particular case of Latin America (I hail from there) they also fear the so called “Imperio Yanqui”. Because they are disgusting people, and they project their hideousness over everything they do, watch and think. Rafael Correa, it’s you I’m thinking of.

Whew… Sorry about that. We all assume. Me, I always think everyone will find 30 Rock hilarious, and always end with some friend chastising me with “You took me away from my Bieber collection to watch this?”. OK, probably I should find new friends…

There’s no mouseover on the Subnormality front page – you’ll have to visit the newest comic’s page in the archive to find it; or you can subscribe to the RSS feed and get linked there as soon as a new comic goes up…🙂

Is this why I have to keep reminding my boss and co-worker that my ESP module is broken and that cogent verbal communication from them is necessary if I’m to fulfill their needs and expectations? Slaps forehead and wanders off mumbling…

What if you assume that a newly elected politician is corrupt? Does that mean that you are expected to be corrupt if you were in the same position as that politician or even if you aren’t one? But say, you do have your values and all.

Back to your best. This one was awesome. The last frame was the best. Have you got a degree in psychology or something, because so many of your comix seem to have such a good understanding of what people are thinking.

p.s. You’ve got a lot of posters, but why don’t you have a book of a collection of your comics? I’d seriously buy that, a TinTin sized big comic book. Just my two Riel’s

Favourite panels:
Panel #1, where ms. Muggs seems to be out pickpocketing
-sue me if I’m wrong-,
the camera hog to the left and those two impressively nicely drafted characters in the front row. A couple?(matching colours)

Panel #9, because I got stuck in that Maginot line bunker. Downstairs there are umbrellas and perhaps Chamberlain himself.

The Dunning-Kruger effect can apply too, or at least the latter part. Skilled people tend to underrate their ability because a task is easy for them, and as such they figure it must be easy for everyone.

But I have to say, you (even though you’d deny it because I’m thinking you’re a modes person🙂 ) are so empathetic and have such a wonderful understanding of human behavior. And not just that of Sphinxes too🙂

I’ve experienced many of your characters as my own personality traits in my life, and you hit so close to home….. I hope you continue to write and draw comics. And man, I would totally date the sphinx, she is so hot, aloof, and has a strange but good sense of humor.

Your work… It’s brilliant. I’ve gone through the whole Subnormality series, twice now. I think you have an awesome perspective of how the world works, and you bring it out exceptionally through your work.

Hang on, Winston. Enoch’s rudeness aside, this is weird. Who is “Leland Orser”? Is it an anagram for something?

I can find no reference to this name anywhere across the internet, including my own site.

I know, I know, I’m even looking at the first comment, left by me, and I have no idea what I’m talking about. IMDb states that that part in the Enterprise episode “Christopher Street” was played by Luciano Pavarotti. I don’t think he ever used a pseudonym.

The thing about saying you’d be willing to pay higher taxes…. is that it’s not just you that would be paying higher taxes. What you are really, objectively saying is, “I’d be willing to pay higher taxes if that makes everyone else pay higher taxes.”

Which puts a much more interesting spin on it when it’s someone like Jimmy Buffet or Bono saying it. Doesn’t it. They’re willing to pay higher taxes because they think it won’t affect them much…. and unfortunately, in economic ignorance, think that it won’t affect anyone else, either.